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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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